Lipa Schmeltzer: How to Heal: A Personal Journey of Mental Health
In this special episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we introduce the topic of mental health with a conversation featuring world-famous Jewish singer Lipa Schmeltzer. While many people know Lipa’s songs, f...
23 Jan 20241h 10min
Reuven and Shani Taragin: What’s Next: The Future of Religious Zionism
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rav Reuven and Rabbanit Shani Taragin, educational directors of World Mizrachi, about what comes next for Israel’s Dati Leumi (Religious Zionist) com...
16 Jan 20242h 1min
What’s Next: Higher Education for Jews: David Wolpe, Talia Khan, and Steven Pinker
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Harvard Divinity School visiting scholar Rabbi David Wolpe, MIT PhD student Talia Khan, and Harvard professor Steven Pinker about the new reality for...
9 Jan 20241h 36min
Jonathan Gribetz: What’s Next: Teaching the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Jonathan Gribetz, a Princeton professor and scholar of Near Eastern and Judaic studies, about the history of Israel and Palestine. At a time in which...
2 Jan 20241h 17min
Yossi Klein Halevi: What’s Next: The Future of Liberal Zionism
In this episode of the18Forty Podcast, we talk to Yossi Klein Halevi, a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, about what it means to be a Zionist and a Jew post-October 7.Since Simchas Torah,...
26 Dec 20231h 16min
Before We Say Goodbye to 2023
In this minisode of the 18Forty Podcast, we reflect upon a year beyond words (and numbers).At every stop of the process in the wild journey that has been 18Forty, we’ve been motivated by our fantastic...
21 Dec 202326min
Eli Paley: What’s Next: The Future of Israel’s Haredi Community
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Eli Paley, the publisher of Mishpacha magazine, about the role of Haredi society at this pivotal moment in Israel’s history. As we emerge from a time...
19 Dec 20231h
Michael Eisenberg: What’s Next: The Civic Revolution in Israel
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Michael Eisenberg, a venture capitalist and staunch defender of Israel, about how the people of Israel have risen to the occasion by creating a “civi...
12 Dec 20231h 9min
